Shiv Kumar Beria
Indian politician
Shiv Kumar Beria is an Indian politician and former Minister of Textile and Silk Industry in Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet. He was member of 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th and 16th Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh representing Rasulabad constituency of Kanpur Dehat district. In January 2022, Beria, a close aide of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), India's ruling party since 2014.
References
"up cabinet minister shiv kumar beria now in degrees bogus case controversy- Dainik Bhaskar". m.bhaskar.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
"Video | UP Textile Minister Shiv Kumar Beria apologises for comment degrading cops | India Videos | - India Today". m.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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